"I never thought to betray you; sooner would I have died.

I believed that your father was hurt, and that while you were visiting him that man would take me." "What have you to say ?" asked Margaret of d'Aguilar in the same dreadful voice.

"You offered your accursed love to me--and to her, and you have snared us both.

Man, what have you to say ?" "Only this", he answered, trying to look brave, "that woman is a fool, whose vanity I played on that I might make use of her to keep near to you." "Do you hear, Betty?
do you hear ?" cried Margaret with a terrible little laugh; but Betty only groaned as though she were dying.
"I love you, and you only," went on d'Aguilar "As for your cousin, I will send her ashore.

I have committed this sin because I could not help myself.